Rioch Edwards Brown, herself once suspected of shaking her child, has now set up a group in South East London to help others.

Rioch Edwards Brown, founder of new support group

She wants clearer guidelines for doctors who suspect abuse and reparation for people unfairly stigmatised.

"If a young child that can't speak is coming in and there is this serious injury then obviously we can understand that there has to be some kind of investigation into this," she said.

"But once that investigation shows categorically that the parents or carers are not the perpetrators of this, then they must be given immediate redress."

When baby George Thomas collapsed last November, his parents Deborah and Steve and childminder Debbie Knight were all suspected.

In hospital bleeding was found underneath his skull and social services were told it was likely that George was shaken.

In fact it is now accepted that his seizure was most likely due to a birth defect.

"You die inside," his mother said.

"I've got a three and a half year old as well and I knew when I was taking him to school that the school knew.

"I thought they were looking at me and thinking, 'oh there's the person who's done that.'"